McCullum completes third double century

McCullum, dropped twice early on in his innings, completed his third double hundred in Tests with a boundary off Zaheer Khan

It was the New Zealand captain's second in succession, after his 224 in Auckland.

McCullum thereby became the first New Zealand batsman to score back-to-back double hundreds.

For the record, all three of McCullum's double hundreds have come against India, the other being 225 at Hyderabad in 2010, his highest score till this match.

India is the only top Test nation against which McCullum averages in excess of 60, way above his career average (36).

McCullum is only the second New Zealand batsman, after former captain Stephen Fleming, to score three Test double-hundreds.

New Zealand's captain is the sixth batsman to score more than 500 runs in a two-match series. He also broke Glenn Turner's longstanding record (504 minutes) for the longest innings by a New Zealand batsman.

Watling notched up his highest Test score

A boundary off Ravindra Jadeja helped Watling get to 99. Another boundary off Zaheer, in the next over, saw him complete his third Test hundred.

The shot also helped him complete 1,000 Test runs.

It was a terrific innings against all odds.

The wicketkeeper-batsman proceeded to notch his highest Test score (124) before the second new ball did him in, Shami trapping him plumb in front.

Watling's 367-ball knock was inclusive of 13 boundaries; his dismissal in the 161st over (160.2) meant India had finally taken a wicket after 123 overs, the last being that of Corey Anderson (in 37.2 overs).